My Sliver of Life

Names have power. It is one thing to drive past a homeless person panhandling in the street. It is quite another thing to drive past Ted....

You don't have to open your front door to know fall has finally arrived. Just open your Facebook. We're all so busy talking about...

The man stood in the Target parking lot, a sign in his hands saying he lost his job and needed help feeding his family. They were there, to...

Belonging, noun : 1. possession, personal effect 2. close or intimate relationship It was a Saturday morning and I was poking through o...

In some families, sibling rivalry can be a real bother. (See: Cain and Abel.) In ours, it's pretty benign. We've never fought over ...

It was at our neighborhood block party, a chance for people who share a zip code to come together and be neighborly. I spotted a woman I us...

My first two nephews were born in another state. I had to travel to be with them. I didn't mind. I liked them. A lot. ...